Essen vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1443
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3513
$3254
🏠 One person rent
$690
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$1216
$1230
🍽️ Food expenses
$461
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$150
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2980
$1684
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
96
95
😀 Quality of life
94
86
🏙️ Population
587K
2.6M

The cost of living in Essen is 22% more expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 3685th and 4534th ($1443 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 413th and 1st in Germany and Taiwan, respectively. Check Germany vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 1.4 months in Taipei. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 33rd and 339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Taipei

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Essen Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.2
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.01
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.45
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$574
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$444
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1177
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$833
$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$274
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.1
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3401
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.43
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$8.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.73
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.76
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.85
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.49
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.99
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.46
$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.44
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.8
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$80.3
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.2
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.3
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$417
$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8902
$19749

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EssenTaipei

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$349

$907

$6.64K

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1418
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1434
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1367
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1485
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1428
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1444
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1422
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1444
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1486
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1559
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1314
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1438
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1433
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1431
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1497
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1489
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1479
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1464
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1233
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1435
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1516
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1404
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1432
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1439
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1451
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1435
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1434
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1431
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1517
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1772
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1455
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1435
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1522
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1445
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1459
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1580
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1448

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$967
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$875
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$731
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$821
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$897
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$728
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$894
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$813
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$796
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$770
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$747
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$669
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$625
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$788
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1155
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$644
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$956
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$627
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$681
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$726
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$688
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$671
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1154
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$630
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$664
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$682
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$603
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$649
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$601
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$587
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$677
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$616
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$671
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$451
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$581